Assistant Finance Business Partner

The post holder will be assisting with the provision of financial support to the Business Partnering function provided to the Education and/or Research and Innovation Directorate/s. The role will involve providing high quality financial management working closely alongside the operational team to support delivery of the Trust objectives.

Reporting directly to the Finance Business Partner, the post holder will be a key member of the Finance Team and support the Finance Business Partner in ensuring that the use of resources is both understood and maximised. In addition, the postholder may deputise for the Finance Business Partner, as appropriate, demonstrating accounting and business knowledge, providing analytical support and clear presentation of financial and other information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues. They will support with the delivery of all aspects of the financial and business performance of the Trust.

This role will support with building relationships between finance and clinical and non-clinical teams in financial performance management, use of resources, cost improvement development, financial planning and education.

The post holder will be a key member of the Finance Team and support the Business Partner in ensuring that the use of resources is both understood and maximised.

In addition, the postholder may deputise for the Business Partner, as appropriate, demonstrating accounting and business knowledge, providing analytical support and clear presentation of financial and other information to clinical and non-clinical colleagues. They will support with the delivery of all aspects of the financial and business performance of the Trust.

This role will support with building relationships between finance and clinical and non-clinical teams in financial performance management, use of resources, cost improvement development, financial planning and education.

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At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

**Improving lives**: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

**Build a career with us**: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

Partnering

1. Supporting the delivery of the business partnering function providing support, financial advice, and reports to management to enable them to effectively manage resources for their area of responsibility.
2. Building effective relationships, internally, to inform, decision-making and outcomes.
3. Support the production of multi-layer forecasts of Trust financial performance at all points in time.
4. Identifies and highlights quickly and appropriately any evidence of divergence from financial plans, targets or forecasts at any level in the Trust and work with management to develop mitigations to return performance to plan/forecast.
5. Support the monthly review of the Trust’s financial performance at all levels within deadlines and ensure that financial performance meets targets and is fully understood and agreed by relevant stakeholders.
6. Support the Associate Director of Finance - Strategic Finance and Senior Finance Business Partner to hold corporate directorate budget holders to account through formal periodic reviews of all financial performance.

Use of Resources

1. Support with elements of business case development, financial analysis and support improving the quality of business cases and expediting decision-making, implementation and benefits realisation.
2. Support the monitoring of non-financial performance indicators) to identify areas where the use of resources can be improved. Work with operational managers, educators and clinicians to demonstrate the impact of productivity changes on financial performanc